DHIS 2.34 Overview

Pivot tables in Data visualizer app

The Data visualizer app now supports pivot tables, meaning the functionality of the pivot table app is merged into the data visualizer app. A pivot table is now just another visualization type within the data visualizer app. This provides users with a more intuitive experience for building pivot tables, and it more seamlessly allows moving between pivot tables and other chart types. The performance of pivot tables is also dramatically improved, allowing for very large pivot tables with at least three times more data than the classic pivot table app.

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Dimension recommendations

In the data visualizer app, pivot tables now support “dimension recommendations”, which means that dimensions which are relevant to the select data elements will be indicated in the left panel with a green dot.

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Continuous analytics table update

The analytics table scheduler now supports continuous updates of analytics tables, offering a “real-time analytics” experience. The delay between data being entered and data becoming visible in analytics apps can now be expected in seconds as opposed to hours or a day previously. Essentially a new table partition which holds the latest data is introduced which allows for quicker updates. Configure this in the Scheduler app by selecting the Continuous analytics table job type. The Delay in seconds field refers to the number of seconds in between each update of the latest data. The Full update hour of day field refers to the time of the day to perform the full analytics table update.

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Legends for single values

Legends can now be added to single value chart types. The text color of the value is decided by the legend that the value falls within. This enables users to more effectively communicate the relative performance of values.

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Improved gauge charts

The usefulness of gauge charts has been dramatically improved. Now a gauge chart can include baselines and target lines, a legend that will change the color of the chart based on the value shown, and minimum and maximum data ranges.

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Sort by totals in pivot tables

You can now sort by subtotal and total columns in pivot tables.

Dashboard item visual improvements

Each dashboard item has text wrapping for long names. All dashboard item options are now available as a menu instead of icons, giving more space for the title and makes titles more visible in the dashboard.

Pivot table and Chart general options in visualization filter

Now in the data visualizer application when the user searches for a saved visualization the type of visualization will be shown and users can filter by visualization type.

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Progressive caching

Progressive caching reduces the time to render dashboards and speeds-up analytics by creating a new cache layer. Essentially this enables data to be viewed in the analytics immediately after being entered without running the analytics tables.

Data approval

The data approval functionality is re-introduced as a separate app called Data approval. It offers the same functionality which was previously accessible through the Reports app. It allows for approving data by data set and time period. We are working on a new approval app using our new technology stack which will support the data approval workflow model.

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Attribute ID schemes in data import-export

The import-export app now allows for selecting attribute-based identifier schemes for data import and export.

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App Hub

The App Store has been rebranded as the App Hub. The App Hub has been rewritten to support improved management of apps. DHIS2 2.34 uses the new App Hub (https://apps.dhis2.org) by default. Apps from the old App Store have been migrated to the new App Hub where possible. The old App Store link, used by previous versions of DHIS2, will continue to work, but will be seamlessly redirected to the new App Hub in the near future. App developers should now use the new App Hub for sharing your apps.

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